Container



A. F. GLUCK July 17, 1934.

CONTAINER Filed Feb.. 24. 1931 man I m rrvrau'r OFFICE EONTAINER Alva iF. Gluck, Minerva, Ohio, assigner to The Minerva Wax Paper Company, Minerva, Ohio, a corporation of @hic Application February 24, 193i, Serial No. 517,761

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This invention relates to dispensing containers ears on the like 13 disposed parallel to the for paper rolls and is particularly adapted for front wall and adapted to receive screws or household use in dispensing wax paper. other suitable means for supporting the dispens- It is among the objects of my invention to lng container on a wall or other surface. The

g provide a dispensing container which will eniront wall 11 adjacent its lower edge is oiset ce close the paper roll and keep it clean, free from forwardly to provide a suitable cutting edge 14. dust and other foreign matter. A further ob- The offset portion of the front wall allows the ject is to provide a container wherein the free free end of the paper to be more easily grasped edge or end of the paper roll may be readily so that it may be readily withdrawn from the grasped so that the paper can be easily withcontainer. Furthermore, the flared portion ma- 65 drawn from the container. A further object terially reinforces the front wall. The side is to provide a container adapted to be secured walls 12 of the container are preferably notched to a wall surface such container having a paras at 5 and the forward portion of the topmost tially opened bottom to permit ready access edge of the side wall, and the top edge of the i5 to the free end of the paper and having a front wall are preferably turned inwardly or 7o downwardly facing cutting edge along which debeaded to present a finished edge. sired lengths of paper may be torn after having Upstanding ears 16 formed integrally with been withdrawn from the container. the end walls are rounded and punched at 17 'Further objects include the provision of a to provide bearing surfaces which receive excontainer which on one hand will completely tended lug portions 26 of the top 25 of the 75 enclose the roll of wax paper and thereby keep container. The lowermost portion of each end it clean and which on the other hand is'conwalls have an angular portion 29 turned instructed with ample space adjacent the free wardly at right angles to the wall, which serves edge of the paper as it rests within the general as a supporting member for the bottom of the confines of the container so that it may be easily container. 80 grasped for withdrawal therefrom. Another ob- The rear wall 18 and` bottom 19 are formed ject is to provide a container which will be integrally with each other. The rear wall has strong and durable which may be readily loaded mounting ears 20 of complemental configurawith a new roll and which may be economically tion with the ears 13. The ears 13 and 20 are a0 manufactured. Another object is to provide secured together by hollow rivets 21 which are 85 a container which will be pleasing in appearadapted to receive the means for securing the ance and which may harmoniously conform to container to the supporting wall. The top edge the surroundings in which it is to be used. of'the rear wall is offset inwardlyy and beaded Other objects more or less ancillary to the to form a nished edge 22 upon which the top foregoingA and .the manner in' which all the of the container is adapted to rest in open po- 90 various objectsI are realized will appear in the sition. This edge 22 is also adapted to restrict following, which, considered in conjunction with the outward movement of the top 25 when in the accompanying drawing, sets forth the preopen position. The bottom 19 is adapted to be erred embodiment of the invention. supported and rest upon the inturned lower Figure 1 is a iront elevation of the improved edges 29 of the end walls as at 30. The for- 95 container with the roll of sheet material therein Ward portion 31 of the bottom wall is adaptid and showing the means of attaching the same to to be angulated upwardly to provide a retaining the wall. and centering wall for the roll of paper being Figure 2 is an end elevation. dispensed; Figure 3 is a section taken on the plane The top 25 is preferably pivotally mounted in 100 through the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. the upper rear columns of the end walls. The Figure 4 is a perspective of one end of the embodiment illustrated shows the rear edge of container. the cover provided with laterally projecting lugs Referring to the drawing, the numeral 10 26 which pivotally bear in the apertures 17 designates generally a dispensing container formed in the ears 16. The edges -of the top 105 constructed in accordance with this invenhaving depending portions 2'7 which are adapted tion. The container ls constructed preferto be disposed over the end and front walls of ably of sheet metal and includes a front wall the body of the container when the top thereof 11 having integral end walls 12 extending rearis in closed position. wardly therefrom and terminating in mounting After the container has been secured to the 110 supporting surface, the roll of lsheet material may be placed therein by raising the cover 25 l and resting the roll upon the bottom surface where it is cradled between the sloping portions thereof. The roll is positioned with the free end of the sheet passing downwardly between the angulated portion 31 of the bottom wall and the inner Aface of the front wall. Due to the downward slope of the bottom wall, the roll is normally maintained against the portion 31 and thus centered within the container at all times.

The positioning of the roll by the configuration of the bottom wall as shown, keps the paper out of contact with the front and rear walls and still provides enough frictional resistance to withdrawal of the paper to facilitate tearing the sheet along the cutting edge. The conguration of the bottom wall is such that the axis of the rolls does not move appreciably while an ordinary length of paper is being withdrawn whereby the free edge of the paper is not withdrawn back into the container after a part has been torn along the cutting edge.

There is shown in dotted lines at 40 and 41 in Fig. 3 the arc through which the leading edge of the paper will swing after tearing and the position which the leading edge will normally assume. It will be noted that ample space is provided behind the cutting edge, which as noted above, is advanced forwardly of the plane of the body of the front wall on one hand and in front of and below the upturned part 31 of the bottom on the other hand.

Furthermore. the leading edge would be a bit below the cutting edge and of course, adequately behind it that the thumb and foreiingers may readily grasp the leading edge of the paper and withdraw a sheet of any desired length from the container.

The whole container comprises only three separate pieces plus the four hollow rivets which hold the parts together. 'I'he front and end walls and attaching ears 13 along with the bearings for the journals of the lid and the inturned bottom supporting portions are formed in one piece. The back and bottom along with the attaching ears 20 are formed of another piece and the lid with the integrally formed lugs, constituting journals for its pivotal support, are formed in another piece. The simplicity of this construction lends itself both to economy of manufacture, ease of assembly, durability and ease of operation.

Although the foregoing description is necessarily of a detailed character in order to set forth completely this invention, it is to be understood that the specfc terminology is not intended to be restrictive nor confining and it is further understood that various re-arrangements of parts and modifications of structural detail may be resorted to without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention as herein claimed.

I claim: Y

1. A dispensing container for a paper roll comprising a front wall and integrally formed end walls, the bottom part of the front wall including a cutting edge, arear wall having a bottom wall integrally formed therewith, said bottom wall being inclined downwardly from the rear to a point spaced away from said cutting edge and thence inclined upwardly toward the front wall and terminating in a region above the cutting edge and spaced away from the front wall; said end walls having inturned lips extending inwardly and forming a support for said bottom wall.

2. A dispensing container for a paper roll having end walls with integrally formed inturned lips, a cutting edge, a bottom wall adapted to be supported by said inturned lips, said bottom wall being inclined downwardly from the rear to a point spaced away from said cutting edge and thence inclined upwardly toward the front wall and terminating in a region above the cutting edge and spaced away from the front wall, a rear wall formed integrally with said bottom wall and means for securing said end wallsand said rear walls together.

3. A dispensing container for a paper roll having end walls with integrally formed inturned lips, a bottom wall adapted to be supported by said int'urned lips, a rear wall formed integrally with said bottom wall and means for securing said end walls and said rear walls together, said means adapted to receive means for securing said container to a supporting surface.

4. A dispensing container for a paper roll having a front wall with its bottom part forming a downwardly directed cutting edge disposed forwardly of the plane of the body thereof, said container having a bottom wall inclined downwardly from the rear to a point spaced away from said cutting edge and thence inclined upwardly toward the front wall and terminating in a region above the cutting edge and spaced away from the front wall, whereby space is provided in which to easily grasp the leading edge of the paper roll.

5. A dispensing container for a paper roll having integrally formed front and end walls, integrally formed bottom and rear walls and a lid having longitudinally extending tangs at its rear edge for pivotal support, said rear walls having longitudinally extending tabs with eyelets for receiving attaching screws, said end walls having inturned lips supporting said bottom wall and longitudinally extending tabs matching the said tabs of the rear wall and secured thereto and having eyelets matching the said eyelets in the said tabs of the said rear wall and having upwardly extending apertured ears adjacent the rear wall for pivotally receiving the said tangs of said lid.

6. A dispensing container for a paper roll having a front wall, and walls formed integrally therewith, a bottom wall, a rear wall formed integrally with said bottom wall, and means for securing said end walls and said rear wall together, said means being adapted to receive means for securing said container to a supporting surface.

7. A dispensing container for a paper roll having a front wall, a rear wall, a bottom wall formed integrally with said rear wall, end walls with integrally formed inturned lips `for supporting said bottom wall,.means on said bottom wall for centering said roll within said container, said bottom wall terminating a substantial distance away from said front wall and above the bottom edge thereof, said container being open adjacent said front wall longitudinally of its bottom throughout substantially its entire length whereby the free end of the paper can be readily grasped and withdrawn thererom.

ALVA F. GLUCK. 

